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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






2. Feeling through fingertips






3. Supported only by "qualitative research" instead of quantitative research - Teaches "whole words" in word families - Students are not explicitly taught that there is a relationship between letters and sounds for most sounds






4. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






5. The number of words which a reader can translate meaningfully in a given period of time






6. One of a class of speech sounds in which sound moving through the vocal tract is constricted or obstructed by the lips - tongue or teeth during articulation.






7. Taught visual to auditory - Taught auditory to visual - Students should also master blending of sounds into words and as well segmenting whole words into individual sounds.






8. Multisensory Structured Language






9. Reading can be learned as naturally as speaking - reading is focused on constructing meaning from texts using children's books rather than basal or controlled readers - reading is best learned in the context of the group - phonics is taught indirectl






10. Academic Language Therapy Association






11. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






12. Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic/Tactile






13. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






14. English as a second language






15. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






16. Federal Law. Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs receiving federal $$ - Civil Rights Law - to protect people with disabilities by allowing full participation in the workplace.






17. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






18. Effective for special needs - Uses all possible senses - tracing - saying - listening - looking - Typically called VAKT - Visual - Auditory - Kinesthetic - Tactile - Can be used with either Phonics or Whole Language






19. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






20. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






21. Open syllable






22. Response to Intervention - a multi-step or tiered approach to providing services and interventions at increasing intensity to students or an entire class.






23. Changes in curriculum - supplementary aides or equipment - and provision of specialized facilities that allow students to participate in educational environment to fullest extent possible.






24. Proceeds from the whole to the part - suggests that processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers. Meaning is brought to print not derived from print.






25. Most soundly supported by research for effective instruction in beginning reading - Must be explicitly taught - Must be systematically organized and sequenced - Must include learning how to blend sounds together






26. Wide Range Achievement Test






27. Normalized standard scores with a range of 1 to 9. They are status score within a particulur norm group.






28. Two vowels standing adjacent in the same syllable whose sounds blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are only four diphthongs in English. These are ou/out - ow/cow - oi/oil - oy - boy






29. Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational - psychological - or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.






30. To adjacent letters representing a single vowel sound






31. Initial Reading - Letters represent sounds - sound-spelling relationships

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32. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






33. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






34. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






35. A quick probe that is done frequently in order to make instructional changes in a timely fashion.






36. 1925 - Coined the term "strephosymbolia" which means twisted symbols; Pathologist - neurologist and psychitrist in the US - studied with Dr. Alzheimer in Germany - work influenced by James Hinshelwood






37. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






38. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






39. Is one that provides for translating test scores into a statement about the behavior to be expected of a person with that score or their relationship to a specified subject matter. Most tests and quizzes written by school teachers are criterion-refer






40. State Law. Requires testing - Requires that students enrolled in public schools be tested for dyslexia. - Requires treatment (teaching)






41. The ancient Britons (Celts) conquered by Caesar in 54 c.e. - Celtic and Latin languages co-exist - Teutonic tribes (Jutes - Angles and Saxons invade) - Anglo-Saxon layer of language






42. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






43. Present the parts of the language and then teaches how the parts work together to make a whole. Part of a MSLE Program






44. Inferential learning of a concept cannot be take for granted! Never assume!






45. Making sense of what we read. Comprehension is dependent on good word recognition - fluency - vocabulary - worldly knowledge - and language ability.






46. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






47. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






48. Ability to understand and express spoken language






49. A student with mastery can utilize the information successfully - but may struggle or need to call upon learning strategies to do so.






50. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss